The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-07-12

In climbing the tree in my enthusiasm over
/ the scenery had forgotten my gun and like
wise "a small flask Of liniment, useful In treat
inc the bite Of large omd deadly serpents
which infest that region The lear found this
lmiment, and when 1 saw him lean bacl, with
dreamy eyes, emptying that flask into his
cOuuienance / knew trouble was bruin.
No.higg is more painful 10 a true sportsman
than 10 SIT for i0n,1j hour, oman uncushioned
knot in the fork of de'olate tree watching
the gradual progress. Of a drunken bear
toward feelings inchning Lin 10 homicide.
When the flask was empty and the bear was
nll noticed he plainly saw two sp0rtsmen
in the tree overhead and was trying TO make
~ bis mind which would be better to save
for breakfast. a dozen yards away was a
wild bees nest. and in fetching the gravel a
swipo TO sharpen up his claws a bit he at
t.acted the attention of the colony and they
attracted his attention half minute later
They likewise attracted mine, and between
me-. the bear and the bees, things began 30
fr,shen up never have seen bear take so
deep an interest i'm a subject on short notice
lie clawod the air and hoated lightly about
in the wind. threw back sonersaults and
waltzed with great rapidty, and in less than
minute. when slid down the tree and took
q bee line for camp, the bear took an ursalme
for the woods and saw him 10 more
sithunpened, lost that bear and threw
away great opportunity, but if it had not
been for those beo, think / may safely and
without Dragging say that there would have
been plenty oi meat under that tree in q few
minutes.
Buffalo are fine large game, and their
robes are highly priced i'm places where the
climate is unfavorable 20 fleas. A large buff
falo robe should be in every sportsman's
room. but 10 is somewhat easier 20 get when
the buffalo does not happen 90 be inside Of It,
Elk are 70 BE- found in North America, but
they will be twice as plentiful in the fall Of
tine wear when the "Wild Vest show CONES
back with the other two.
Che game fishes of North America are the
brook trout. the black bass and the canned
salmon There is also the sucker The trout
and the bass are gamier when In the water
but the sucker is the gamost fish in the world
one hour after YOU take him out Of the water,
and De gets gamier and gamier every minute.
Hcisa fine. strong fish, and he gains strength
all day
There is good and economical fishing in the
r icouche river, New Brunswick. The
sportsman can purchase membership ia the
IT,. .i.uuche club for 1900. and his expenses
u.iic there do not exceed 5000 week He
mav return after a fortnight and ship fine
lur.e salmon 10 his friends from the Fulton
market AZ 40 cents pound
The greatest difficulty encountered by the
ANGLER is in obtaining the proper expression
e. Doe worn while coming home. The nan
who has taken fish Of the size known as a
"corser.n comes home with an open counte-
nance indicative of great joy, and though the
sum and the black flies have given his COM
piexion The general characteristics Of an over
done waffle. be is proud and content
The saddest sight know is that Of the man
in bis prime who left home by the early
train, full of hope and appleiack, for quiet
Sabbath, returning in the purple twilight
with $40 worth of tackle and one f0ur-inch
fish he dare not look his fellow man in the
eve. and he is thoughtful and interpretive,
GOES across lots and concocts an ingenious
anecdote about losing "a fish which would
weigh seven pounds.-New York World.